The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.04% on the day and 2.14% for the week to 26,700.62, while the Russell 2000 gained 2.36% for the week. The Dow closed at 52,637.78 and the S&P 500 rose 0.5% to 7,751.45, with both up more than 1.2% for the week. WTI crude fell 4.64% on the day to $97.07 a barrel, while gold rose 0.18% to $4,150.10 an ounce. Among featured companies, RTX reported third-quarter sales of $25.0 billion, up 11%, and raised its 2026 outlook, while CME Group posted a record third-quarter average daily volume of 29.4 million contracts.
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QQQ
▲ Likely positiveInvesco QQQ Trust
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/20/2026 | 717.63 |
| Change that session | -0.10% |
SPY
▲ Likely positiveSPDR S&P 500 ETF
Relevance: medium
| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | ETF |
| Close on 10/20/2026 | 769.05 |
| Change that session | +0.34% |
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